| INDUSTRIAL DESIGN | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| DES3041 | Design Research | Fall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Must Course |
| Course Level: | Bachelor |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Instructor INGI FERNANDEZ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. HAMİDE ELÇİN TEZEL |
| Course Objectives: | This course aim developing students' practice-based research abilities. The main focus is at the front-end of design where designers investigate and define problem areas and/or opportunity spaces. Students apply their knowledge on design research methods in the process of defining their graduation project topics, finding a partner to provide support for the project, creating their design briefs, and developing their research reports. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; - Describe and practice secondary and primary research methods that are common to design disciplines; define the topics of their graduation projects; - Develop detailed and high quality design briefs and research reports; - Identify their partners who will give technical support in the process of designing and developing their graduation projects and who will guide students while building their prototypes; - Analyze their research findings that lead them to an in-depth understanding of their design problem -Use primary and secondary research methods to investigate an area of practice, with consideration of research ethics - Present research findings, through written work, visually and orally. |
| The lectures in this course focus on defining design problems, producing design briefs, writing research reports, planning research activities, the design research landscape, collecting and analyzing research data. Some research methods (eg. interview, design ethnography) are explored more in-depth than others. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction to design research and defining possible areas of study | . | |
| 2) | Defining a design problem | Research on area of study | |
| 3) | Creating a design brief and developing a research report | Research on area of study | |
| 4) | Secondary research and benchmarking | Area of study submission | |
| 5) | Design problem review | Research on area of study | |
| 6) | Planning the primary research process and the design research landscape | Design brief first draft submission | |
| 7) | Interview and focus group | Revising design brief | |
| 8) | Design ethnography and AEIOU | Design brief second draft submission | |
| 9) | Questionnaire | Conducting secondary research | |
| 10) | Student presentations | Research report draft 1 | |
| 11) | User profile and user scenario | Conducting design research | |
| 12) | Analyzing research findings | Conducting design research | |
| 13) | Methods of testing and evaluating | Research report draft 2 | |
| 14) | Communicating research results | Conducting design research | |
| Course Notes: | Milton, A. & Rodgers, P. (2013). Research Methods for Product Design. London: Laurence King. |
| References: | Laurel, B. (2003). Design research: Methods and perspectives. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press. Sanders, E. B. N., & Stappers, P. J. (2012). Convivial Toolbox: Generative Research for the Front End of Design. Amsterdam: Bis Publishers. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 10 | % 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
| Application | 0 | % 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
| Quizzes | 0 | % 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | % 35 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Project | 0 | % 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | % 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Final | 0 | % 0 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | % 45 |
| Jury | 0 | % 0 |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 99 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |